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Let me tell you a favorite story…

Once upon a time, there was an old man who used to go to the ocean to do his writing. He had a habit of walking on the beach every morning before he began his work. Early one morning, he was walking along the shore after a big storm had passed and found the vast beach littered with starfish as far as the eye could see, stretching in both directions.

Off in the distance, the old man noticed a small boy approaching. As the boy walked, he paused every so often and as he grew closer, the man could see that he was occasionally bending down to pick up an object and throw it into the sea. The boy came closer still and the man called out, “Good morning! May I ask what it is that you are doing?”

The young boy paused, looked up, and replied “Throwing starfish into the ocean. The tide has washed them up onto the beach and they can’t return to the sea by themselves,” the youth replied. “When the sun gets high, they will die, unless I throw them back into the water.”

The old man replied, “But there must be tens of thousands of starfish on this beach. I’m afraid you won’t really be able to make much of a difference.”

The boy bent down, picked up yet another starfish and threw it as far as he could into the ocean. Then he turned, smiled and said, “It made a difference to that one!”
adapted from The Star Thrower, by Loren Eiseley (1907 – 1977)

ALL donations matter!. ALL donations make a positive difference! ALL donations are welcomed, gratefully appreciated and used to bring color and comfort to institutional facilities that are in need! All artwork k is professionally finished and varnished for durability.

THANK YOU! Arlene RB Sullivan

Remember - “All you need is love!” Paul McCartney.

Yes, I want to make difference!

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Butterfly kit:

Looking for a group activity or a service project?

Our butterfly kits are perfect for community service organizations,
employee team building events, or nursing home residents.".

Each kit provides 50 pre-drawn butterflies of varying designs and sizes – 10”, 8” and 5” wing span, along with 6 – 2oz. containers of paint and 1 dozen brushes. All the supplies needed to complete.
Upon completion you may display the butterflies as is or return them to us to be professionally finished then either returned to you or donated on to a facility in need.

Fish Kit:

Our fish kits are perfect for community service organizations,
employee team building events, or nursing home residents.".

I was inspired to write this children's story. Written with love for all children, this book contains many of the brightly colored illustrations that we paint with children in hospitals. Its purpose is to encourage children in a hospital setting to use their imaginations and if only for a short time, be somewhere else. It is a simple story that can be read to a child or by a child. This book offers something comforting that a child can fall asleep holding onto at night. Something that can go home with them, it offers a positive memory of what can often be a frightening experience.

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Books cost $15 with S&H included

Arlene Sullivan is available for book reading. Contact for more information.